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How to beat the pro football pointspread : a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to picking NFL winners

How to Beat the Pro Football Pointspread will set bettors on a confidence-building path lined with high-priority realities which for decades have flown under the typical football bettor?s radar. Smith emphasizes that pure football knowledge must be absorbed, then applied to the world of pointspreads. He teaches his readers to look at the game with the bettor?s eye instead of the fan?s, and explains his theories on reasonable statistical expectations and how to challenge the oddsmakers. He also discusses the implications of coaching styles, stadium locations, and even the weather on each bet made throughout the season. With years of football betting under his belt, Smith has written a key resource for anyone wagering on America?s most popular sport.Read more...

Smarter than the average fan --
NFL infrastructure --
Understanding statistics and rankings --
Understanding the NFL landscape --
Challenging the general football media --
Challenging the football handicapping media --
Challenging the oddsmakers and bookmakers --
Change is constant --
Understanding schedules --
Identifying team styles, strengths, and weaknesses --
Sniffing for blowouts --
Predicting turnovers --
Positioning for upsets --
The great value debate --
Let the games come to you --
The coaching network --
Totals : the universe is out of alignment! --
Weather and surface --
Money management --
College football and the future.

Responsibility:

Bobby Smith.

Abstract:

This indispensable reference for football bettors covers every aspect of betting. Smith teaches how to look at the game with the bettor's eye instead of the fan's, and explains his theories on reasonable statistical expectations.Read more...

"How to Beat the Pro Football Pointspread will set bettors on a confidence-building path lined with high-priority realities which for decades have flown under the typical football bettor?s radar. Smith emphasizes that pure football knowledge must be absorbed, then applied to the world of pointspreads. He teaches his readers to look at the game with the bettor?s eye instead of the fan?s, and explains his theories on reasonable statistical expectations and how to challenge the oddsmakers. He also discusses the implications of coaching styles, stadium locations, and even the weather on each bet made throughout the season. With years of football betting under his belt, Smith has written a key resource for anyone wagering on America?s most popular sport."

"Smarter than the average fan -- NFL infrastructure -- Understanding statistics and rankings -- Understanding the NFL landscape -- Challenging the general football media -- Challenging the football handicapping media -- Challenging the oddsmakers and bookmakers -- Change is constant -- Understanding schedules -- Identifying team styles, strengths, and weaknesses -- Sniffing for blowouts -- Predicting turnovers -- Positioning for upsets -- The great value debate -- Let the games come to you -- The coaching network -- Totals : the universe is out of alignment! -- Weather and surface -- Money management -- College football and the future."